READING A Skim the advice column. What is Paul's probler STELLA’S on HOME reves Dear Stella, Ihave a problem, and I'm not sure what to do about it. | was studying with my friend Karl, and he let me use his laptop for a minute to look something up. He had been busy typing an essay, so | opened the document again when | was done. But somehow | hit the wrong button, and I deleted the document. All of his work was gone. It was a total accident, and I did say, "Sorry," just so he wouldn't yell at me. But he got really angry and accused me of doing it on purpose. Now Karl is acting really cold towards me, and | can tell he's still angry. It really wasn't my fault, but | still feel bad. Should | apologize anyway just to make him feel better? Paul in Philadelphia B Read the advice column. Find the w« 4. short fuse a 2. sabotage __ 3. heartfelt © 4, blackmail ___ 5. forgive e. very sincere C Check (V) True, False, or Not given for each statement. 4. The two boys are best friends from childhood. Paul mistakenly deleted some of Karl's work. 3. Karl reacted very calmly at the time. Stella thinks Paul could have improved the situation at the time. Stella believes that both friends need to apologize. 6. Stella thinks even an insincere apology is helpful. 7. Karl's behavior shows that he is not very forgiving. 8. Stella says that Paul and Karl's friendship is over. 2. 4. m? What does he ask Stella? Pera Dear Paul, When you've done something that hurt a friend, even by accident, it can be really uncomfortable. You obviously feel bad about deleting Karl's essay, and you didn’t mean for it to happen. Unfortunately, it sounds like Karl has a pretty short fuse. Sure, if you'd apologized better at the time, and if you had offered to help him recover his work, it might have smoothed things over. After being accused of sabotage, however, | understand why yo apologize again. What should you do now? First, ask yourself if an apology is necessary. If you don't feel you did anything wrong, it wouldn't mean very much. An apology has to be sincere and heartfelt to be effective. Second, if someone stops treating you like a friend because you made a mistake — whic! a form of emotional blackmail - they probably w believe your apology anyway. Third, @ two-way discussion is often more effective than an apology. I think you need to sit down with Karl, tell him how badly you feel, avoid making excuses or trying to blame him, and get on with your friendship. IF he still won't forgive you after that, maybe he’s not such a great friend after all. b. quick or violent temper decide not to be angry at someone d. act of destroying something to get an advantage e 3 ¢ 5 a a ooo000000 ooo000000 Discs permease u didn’t his jon't ‘ords in italics in the text. Match the definitions to the words. act of demanding something from someone in exchange for a benefit Not given oooo00000